Peter L. Woicke B.Com

Background

Mr. Peter L. Woicke, B.Com has been Director of Saudi Arabian Oil Company since August 2007. He served as Managing Director of The World Bank Group from April 1999 to January 2005. Mr. Woicke has expertise in financial services (investment banking) and operational and strategic leadership of business in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the USA). Mr. Woicke served as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of International Finance Corporation (IFC) of ... the World Bank Group in Washington DC from January 1999 to January 2005 and focused on its expansion, particularly in frontier countries and high-impact sectors, such as domestic financial markets, infrastructure, information technology, health and education, and small and medium enterprises. Before joined IFC, Mr. Woicke held numerous positions and worked for nearly thirty years with J.P. Morgan. He served as Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive of J.P. Morgan Securities Asia. He also served as Executive Manager of JP Morgan & Company Inc. Mr. Woicke served a member of J.P. Morgan's executive management group. He had a diverse range of responsibilities, ranging from heading the banking division of a Morgan affiliate in Beirut to leading Morgan's global oil and gas group. In his last post with J.P. Morgan, as Senior Executive in Asia, he was responsible for its operations in Japan, India, South East Asia and Australia. He oversaw the gamut of J.P. Morgan's activities, including providing direct finance as well as advising governments and banks on restructuring and privatization. He serves as the Chairman of International Advisory Board Oxford Analytica, Ltd. He serves on the Board of Trustees, Ashesi University Accra, Ghana. Mr. Woicke served as a Non-Executive Director of Anglo American PLC from January 1, 2006 to April 19, 2013. He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of MTN Group Ltd from June 13, 2006 to March 18, 2008. He served as a Member of Supervisory Board of Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG since January 24, 2005 until December 2007. He served as Director of Plug Power Inc. from November 14, 2005 to October 8, 2005. Mr. Woicke serves on the Board of International Youth Foundation and Aldwych Holdings Limited. He is a member of the Saudi Aramco board and a member of the Institute for Human Rights and Business board. Mr. Woicke graduated from the University of Saarbruecken, Germany, with a Master's of Business Administration degree in 1969.

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